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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://cchcsp.ca/training-paths/career-developemnt-award
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Sponsor/Award: |
HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN - CANADIAN CHILD HEALTH CLINICIAN SCIENTIST PROGRAM - 2016 SPRING CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD |
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Grant Amount: |
$35,000 |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Mar 25, 2016
Sponsor's: Apr 01, 2016
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Subject Areas: |
Children's Health, Paediatrics |
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Description: |
This award is directed at clinician scientists who have completed doctoral level research training and who are newly appointed as a clinician scientist (within two years of completing their research training) based in one of the participating Child Health Research Training Centres of the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program. The award will facilitate guarantee of protected time during early career development within a mentored research program. A minimum of 75% time commitment to research is expected. The annual award for a CDA is $70,000. Successful awardees are expected to organize their own benefits with the host institution. Stipends are valued in Canadian dollars and are taxable. It is expected that 50% of the award ($35,000) will be contributed by the CCHCSP and 50% ($35,000) by the host institution. |
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Application Details: |
The program is open to Canadians and permanent residents of Canada. Applicants must be eligible for licensure or already be licensed to practice their clinical specialty in Canada.
Three types of awards will be granted:
- Predoctoral Award: This award is directed at candidates with a health professional degree who wish to engage in or enhance their research training. Examples include a MD or a Nurse with a MSc, both of whom lack prior extensive research training.
- Postdoctoral Award: This award is directed at candidates with a health professional degree and a prior PhD who wish to extend their research competence in child and youth health research. Examples include a MD with a PhD acquired before clinical training and who needs a postdoctoral research experience or a PhD-Psychologist who requires additional research training before embarking on a career in child/youth health research.
- Career Development Award: This award is directed at clinician scientists who have completed doctoral level research training and who are newly appointed as a clinician scientist (within two years of completing their research training).INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM. |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
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Sponsor Contacts: |
LINDA.PIRES@SICKKIDS.CA
555 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
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